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Peninsulas Of Japan
{{unreferenced, date=March 2020 Peninsulas of Japan include: Hokkaido *Nemuro Peninsula *Notsuke Peninsula (a sand spit) * Oshima Peninsula to the south ** Kameda Peninsula southeast fork of Oshima Peninsula ** Matumae Peninsula southwest fork of Oshima Peninsula *Shakotan Peninsula on the most eastern coast * Shiretoko Peninsula on the east coast Honshu * Atsumi Peninsula * Bōsō Peninsula * Chita Peninsula * Ise-Shima * Izu Peninsula * Kii Peninsula * Miura Peninsula * Natsudomari Peninsula * Noto Peninsula * Oga Peninsula * Oshika (Ojika) Peninsula * Shimokita Peninsula * Tsugaru Peninsula Shikoku * Sadamisaki Peninsula * Takanawa Peninsula Kyushu * Kitamatsuura Peninsula * Kunisaki Peninsula * Nagasaki Peninsula * Nishisonogi Peninsula * Ōsumi Peninsula * Satsuma Peninsula * Shimabara Peninsula * Uto Peninsula Okinawa * Chinen Peninsula * Henoko Peninsula * Katsuren Peninsula * Motobu Peninsula * Yomitan peninsula * Japan Peninsulas A peninsula (; ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all continents. The size of a peninsula can range from tiny to very large. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Peninsulas form due to a variety of causes. Etymology Peninsula derives , which is translated as 'peninsula'. itself was derived , or together, 'almost an island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. Definitions A peninsula is usually defined as a piece of land surrounded on most, but not all sides, but is sometimes instead defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. A peninsula may be bordered by more than one body of water, and the body of water does not have to be an ocean or a sea. A piece of land on a very tight river bend or one between two rivers is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsudomari Peninsula
is a peninsula on the northern end of the Japanese island, Honshū, that stretches north into Mutsu Bay. Administratively the area is a part of Aomori Prefecture, and the bulk of the area falls within the jurisdiction of the town of Hiranai, with Aomori city on the western periphery of the landform. The peninsula has several small fishing communities scattered around the coastline, but most of the area's people live in the river valley that demarcates the southern boundary of the peninsula. The peninsula is notably an attractive nesting place for Siberian tundra swan. Geography The Natsudomari Peninsula is bordered by Mutsu Bay to the east and north and Aomori Bay to the west. The peninsula is connected to the mainland of Honshū to the south. The Ōu Mountain Range begins on the peninsula and continues to the Nasu Mountains at the northern boundary of the Kantō region. The peninsula lies near the geographic center of Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of the mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satsuma Peninsula
The Satsuma Peninsula (薩摩半島 ''Satsuma-hantō'') is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically, it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, and it includes the prefectural capital, Kagoshima City , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern world .... Near the southern tip of the peninsula is the Mount Kaimon (Kaimon-dake) and the hot springs of Ibusuki Onsen. References {{Kagoshima-geo-stub Landforms of Kagoshima Prefecture Peninsulas of Japan Satsuma Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōsumi Peninsula
261x261px, Satellite image of Ōsumi Peninsula The projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Lava erupted in 1914 by Sakurajima Sakurajima ( ja, 桜島, literally "Cherry Blossom Island") is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsul ... (previously an island) made a land connection with the northwest of the Ōsumi Peninsula. See also *: Southernmost point References {{DEFAULTSORT:Osumi Peninsula Peninsulas of Japan Landforms of Kagoshima Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishisonogi Peninsula
250px, Nishisonogi Peninsula (top) and Nagasaki Peninsula (bottom) (Landsat image) The Nishisonogi Peninsula (西彼杵半島 ''Nishi-sonogi hantō'') is a peninsula in northwest Kyūshū, Japan. It is the north-northwesterly fork of a larger peninsula which also includes Nagasaki and the Nomo Peninsula. To its west is the East China Sea, while to the east it encloses Ōmura Bay is a bay of the East China Sea in the centre of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Geography The bay measures about north-to-south and east-to-west. The length of the shoreline is about and the surface area is about . This corresponds with abo .... none, 250px, Location in southwest Japan External links Yorifunebana:Northernmost point Peninsulas of Japan Landforms of Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagasaki Peninsula
is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region have been recognized and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. Near the end of World War II, the American atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki made Nagasaki the second and, to date, last city in the world to experience a nuclear attack (at 11:02 am, August 9, 1945 'Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)'). , the city has an estimated population of 407,624 and a population density of 1,004 people per km2. The total area is . History Nagasaki as a Jesuit port of call The first contact with Portuguese explorers occurred in 1543. An early visitor was Fernão Mendes Pinto, who came from Sagres on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunisaki Peninsula
Kunisaki Peninsula () is a peninsula in Oita prefecture that juts out into the Seto Inland Sea. The peninsula is almost circular. There is in the central part of the peninsula. Municipalities in the peninsula * Bungotakada * Kunisaki is a small coastal city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It is located on the Kunisaki Peninsula facing the Seto Inland Sea. Mostly covered by forests and farmlands, the peninsula is dotted with temples. The modern city of Kunisaki w ... * Kitsuki * Hayami District ** Hiji References Peninsulas of Japan Landforms of Ōita Prefecture {{Oita-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitamatsuura Peninsula
is a peninsula located in northwest Kyūshū, projecting northwest from an imaginary line drawn between Imari in Saga Prefecture and Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The peninsula is bounded by the East China Sea on the west and southwest, and by the Sea of Japan on the north. Most of the peninsula is within the boundaries of the city of Hirado and Nagasaki Prefecture. The general area of and near the peninsula is commonly called the . Geography Kitamatsuura Peninsula has many bays, inlets, and other coastal features along its shores. Imari Bay is located on the north, the Hirado Strait is located to the west between Hirado Island and the peninsula, and Sasebo Bay is found on the southwest. The peninsula is mainly basalt which forms a gently-sloping tableland and pediment, though it features many small hills and uneven terrain as well. The borders of the tableland are very steep. There is abundant evidence of ancient landslide activity throughout the peninsula. Much of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanawa Peninsula
Takanawa Peninsula () is a peninsula in Ehime Prefecture that juts out into the Seto Inland Sea The , sometimes shortened to the Inland Sea, is the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan. It serves as a waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Japan. It connects to Osaka .... References {{authority control Peninsulas of Japan Landforms of Ehime Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadamisaki Peninsula
The is the westernmost part of the island of Shikoku, covered by the town of Ikata, Ehime Prefecture and home to the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant. It is sometimes referred to as the "Misaki Peninsula." This landmass juts out in a straight line from close to Yawatahama Port out west-southwest along the Japan Median Tectonic Line. About 25 miles (45 km) in length, it separates the Seto Inland Sea in the north from the Uwa Sea in the south.To the west is the Hōyo Strait, which separates Shikoku from Kyūshū. The Sadamisaki is the narrowest peninsula in Japan for its length. At the tip of the peninsula is Cape Sada, designated as a national park of the Seto Inland Sea. The lower region is designated as the Uwa Sea National Park land. The Sadamisaki "Melody Line" on Route 197 is famous for the scattered cherry blossoms trees along the mountains. This combination of mountains and ocean make the area a popular sightseeing destination, especially in the spring when the sakura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsugaru Peninsula
The is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshū island, Japan. The peninsula projects north into the Tsugaru Strait separating Honshū from Hokkaidō. The western coast is on the Sea of Japan, while on its eastern coast are Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay. The peninsula is bisected from Cape Tappi at its northern end to the Hakkōda Mountains on its southern end by the Tsugaru Mountains. Across the Tsugaru strait to the north is Hokkaidō's Matsumae Peninsula, to which it is linked by the Seikan Tunnel. History In the Edo period, the peninsula was part of the Hirosaki Domain and was ruled by the Tsugaru clan. Traditionally one of the poorest and remotest areas of Japan, Tsugaru is best known as the birthplace of writer Osamu Dazai, who wrote the mordant travelogue '' Tsugaru'' about his travels around the peninsula, and for the ''Tsugaru-jamisen'', a distinctive local version of the Japanese string instrument shamisen. After the defeat of Aizu during the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimokita Peninsula
is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshū, stretching out towards Hokkaidō. Overview It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Tsugaru Strait to the north and Mutsu Bay to the west and south. Shaped like an axe pointing west, the peninsula has a thin "axe handle" connecting the mountainous "axe blade" to the mainland of Honshū to the south. The peninsula contains the northernmost point on Honshū, Cape Ōma, and the largest sand dunes in Japan (the Sarugamori Sand Dunes). The peninsula owes its name to its being the lower (''shimo'') portion of the former Kita District (North District) of Mutsu Province before the premodern province was divided in 1868. Administratively the area is a part of Aomori Prefecture, and the bulk of the area falls within the jurisdiction of the city of Mutsu, with a number of small towns and villages along the periphery. Most of the inhabitants live in coastal areas rather than the mountainous interior. Portio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
